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| Keywords: La Comtesse de La Motte1.jpeg Jeanne de Saint-Remy de Valois Countess de la Motte 1756 - 1791 was infamous for her involvement in the 'Affair of the Diamond Necklace' the scandal which contributed to the downfall of the French monarchy - Napoleon once remarked 'The Queen's death must be dated from the Diamond Necklace Trial' Jeanne de la Motte imprisoned after her trial escaped from the Bastille and fled to London where she published her memoirs adding to the revolutionary fervour in France In June 1791 to escape bailiffs although she assumed they were the agents of the Duke of Orleans she climbed out of a third floor window at her Lambeth lodgings and fell into the street below The countess died two months later from her injuries and was buried in the churchyard of St Mary's 18th century http //www cix co uk/~museumgh/grave htm 2007-08-28 Author 100px PD-old Jeanne of Valois-Saint-Rémy Engraved portraits of women from France | ||||
